First Impressions
Inshriach uses just three ingredients — juniper, rosehips and Douglas fir — all harvested from the 200-acre estate in Cairngorms National Park. The Douglas fir is picked from Inshriach forest on the morning it is needed. 500-bottle batches from the distillery that won Channel 4's Shed of the Year 2015.
Tasting
The nose is resinous — a winter's forest walk, piney and fresh. On the palate, opens into grapefruit and peach from just three ingredients — then dry with potpourri and aniseed backbone. The finish is dry with the forest walk lingering.
The Bottom Line
Inshriach earns an 8 for the most radical simplicity in Scottish gin — three estate-harvested ingredients creating remarkable complexity. The morning-picked Douglas fir and 500-bottle batches ensure genuine craft from the Shed of the Year. Proving that three can be more than thirty when the ingredients are this good and this fresh.
